Single Malt Peated 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 638
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release, this spirit does not mature further in the bottle and can be savored over many years.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked salmon, mature cheddar cheese, dark chocolate
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Representing a bold departure from the historically light, triple-distilled style of the Scottish Lowlands, Holyrood Distillery’s peated single malt expressions bring a smoky intensity back to Edinburgh's urban distilling landscape. This expression, matured in a first-fill Bourbon barrel, showcases the distillery's innovative spirit. By utilizing heavily peated malted barley and fermenting with specialty yeasts, Holyrood crafts a robust spirit that marries earthy, coastal peat smoke with the sweet, creamy vanilla and charred oak influences of fresh American white oak. The distillery itself sits in a beautifully restored railway transit building, echoing Edinburgh's rich industrial and brewing heritage, where water from the historic Salisbury Crags aquifer once fed legendary local breweries.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Holyrood Distillery blev grundlagt i 2019 af Rob og Kelly Carpenter i samarbejde med den tidligere Macallan-masterdistiller David Robertson. Etableringen markerede en historisk milepæl, da produktionen af single malt whisky dermed vendte tilbage til det centrale Edinburgh efter næsten et århundredes fravær. Destilleriet har til huse i en ombygget jernbanebygning fra 1830'erne, klos op ad Holyrood Park i det skotske Lowlands, og drives ud fra en progressiv filosofi, hvor smagen altid er i absolut centrum. Holyrood udfordrer de traditionelle rammer gennem dybdegående eksperimenter med historiske og særlige bygsorter som Golden Promise, alsidige gærtyper og nøje skræddersyede fadlagringer. Ud over at skabe nuancerede og komplekse single malt-whiskyer er det innovative mikrodestilleri også anerkendt for sine karakterfulde, håndværksmæssige gin, rom og botaniske spiritusser.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Malted Barley